Fire and smoke rise after, what the Thai army says, was the Royal Thai Army's drone operation causing damages on Cambodian military's arms depot, in an area given as Phu Ma Kuea Hill near Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia, in this screengrab from a handout video released on July 25, 2025. Thai Army/Handout via REUTERS
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand and Cambodia are engaged in their worstfighting in over a decade, exchanging heavy artillery fire across their disputed border, with at least 16 people killed and tens of thousands displaced.
Tensions began rising between the Southeast Asian neighbours in May, following the killing of a Cambodian soldier during a brief exchange of gunfire, and have steadily escalated since, triggering diplomatic spats and now, armed clashes.
